Take-out Menu
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No time for a full-course instruction session with the librarians? Still want your students to get a quick bite of healthy research know-how? Try the YCCC Library’s new Research Instruction To Go menu! |
Starters
Recent research has shown that choosing and developing a topic can be the most daunting part of a research project. This selection of "starters" will help students make a good beginning.
- A Checklist for Writing Your Research PaperA printable handout for tracking research and writing progress
- Choosing a TopicA YCCC Library web page on choosing a topic. Includes many links to good websites with topic suggestions
- Developing a TopicA YCCC Library web page on brainstorming, selecting keywords, and creating concept maps
- Choosing and developing your topicA short Powerpoint presentation on prepping a topic for further research
- Research Game PlanUseful, printable worksheet for developing a topic and research plan
Entrees
- Finding Books in the Library StacksA short online tutorial on how to use call numbers to find books, etc. in the YCCC Library
- How do I find books?YCCC Library FAQ
- How do I find articlesA YCCC Library FAQ
- What are scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles and how do I find them?A YCCC Library FAQ
- How do I find good websites?A YCCC Library FAQ
- Requesting materials from other Minerva LibrariesA printable, step-by-step guide
- Who wants to be an expert researcher?Mildly amusing game that can be used for assessment
Sides
Teach your students accompanying advanced skills to go along with their basic search skills.
- Characteristics of popular magazines and scholarly journalsA printable handout comparing magazines and journals
- Research using primary, secondary, and tertiary sourcesAn online tutorial exploring the different kinds of information sources
- Evaluating WebsitesA printable handout with tips on what to look for to determine the quality of a website
- PlagiarismAn online tutorial on the myths of plagiarism and how to avoid it
- Tell me more about plagiarism and paper millsA no-nonsense, heart-to-heart about the perils of plagiarizing. A YCCC Library FAQ
Desserts
Help your students finish up in fine citation style.
- Citation Style, Part 1An online tutorial about the elements of citations and how to find them
- Citation Style, Part 2An online tutorial on how to paraphrase, summarize, and quote properly
- Noodlebib TutorialA short slideshow on how to use Noodlebib, the online bibliography generator
- How to log in to Noodlebib for the first timeA very short slideshow that teaches you how to get into Noodlebib if you've never logged in before.
- How do I access Noodlebib?A YCCC Library FAQ
- MLA Citation Style TipsheetA printable handout with examples of MLA citations and parenthetical references
- APA Citation Style TipsheetA printable handout with examples of APA citations and parenthetical references
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